Resoluble spool-stand



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'W. E. P. McALISTER REVOLUBLE SPOOL STAND.

No. 410,175. Patented Spi't. 3, 1889.

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UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE \VILSON-ELLA PALMER MCALISTER, OF KANSASCITY,

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RevoLoBLE SPOOL-STAND} 'SPEQIF IGATION forming: part of Letters PatentNo. 410,175, dated September 8, 1889.

Application filed June 16,- 1889. Serial to, 3114364- on model.)

To all whom, it 171 2, concern:

Be it known that I, VYILSON-ELLA. PALMER MCALISTER, of Kansas City,Jackson county, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Spool and Thimble Holders, of which thefollowing is a -full, clear,'and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to combined spool and. thin ible holders; and itconsists in the nove'l combination and arrangement-of parts, as willfully appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a detailed pcrspeetive-viewof the upper shelf of myspool-holder, showing a spool in position upon one of the pins. Fig. 2is a detailed perspective view of the loop-handle, showing the positionof the thiuible-holders and the thread-cutter; Fig. 3 is a plan View ofmy invention; and Fig. .4 is a view, partly in perspective and partly invertical section, thereof.

A is the main shatter support of the holder, upon which the shelves 13and O revolve, (l

the base, and E the loop or handle, by means of which the holder can belifted, The shaft A is -so formed that each upper section is of asmaller diameter than the next lower one, thus forming shoulders a 7;,upon which the shelves B and C rest. 1

In my invention I have shown two revolv ing shelves located on anupright shaft one above the other, each provided with five studs or pinsI), placed at equal distances from each otlmranr'l near the edge of theshelves. 1 can, hpwevm', make as many shelves as I think proper andprovide them with a suili cientnumbcr of pins or studs to hold anynumber of spools that maybe desired. Each shell is of e msiderably lessdiameter than the shelf below it, the axes of the pins in the latterbeing beyond the periphery of the upper sht-ll', and the said shelveshaving their edges indented all points midway between each pair of pins,thereby forming radial arms Y, from lhejccnters of which the pins rise.The imlentatimis between the said arms ,are dcsignah-ad bylhe letter Z.It will bc'observed. that I have thus so .t'ormed the shape and outeredge of my shelves that by turn-' ing them to a certain ,point I canremove 'dle E, I form a V-shaped-space n in'which I spool of thread fromits position without 5 5 the spool coming in contact with the shelfabove it. at their upper ends with pose of receiving the .end of thethread K and holding it securely after a portion of the thread has beenunwound for use. These pins are held inposition by means of screws 1 orother-suitable devices. l

In connection with the central eyes of the shelves 1 place extendedhubsor collars B and C, in order that the shelveswhen revolved may havea true and easy movement. I The upper end of the shaft A'is providedwith a screw-threaded projection g, which screws into acorrespondingly-threaded portion h of the handle E, This handle-E is provided on opposite sides with circular rings or racksF F for the purposeof holding thi'm bles. At the lower inner portion of the haninsert apiece of steel made very sharp. This through the loop and ward movement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isl. The spool-holder having the base, theshouldered shaft rising therefrom, the shelves revolving on the shaft,the lower shelf being of greater diameter than the upper shelf, and saidshelves having the radial arms Yand indentations Z, andthc pins Di,rising from the centers of the radial arms, the pins on the lower shelfhaving their axes beyond the periphery of the upper shelf, substantiallyas described.

2. The spool-holder comprising the base having the shouldered shaftrisingth'erefrom, the shelves of unequal diameter on the shaft andhaving the radial arms and the pins I), rising from the centers thereof,the loop E, attached to the upper end of thesliaft and forming a handle,said loop having the rings h F forming thimble-holdcrs, and having theloo thread-cutter in as described.

its lower side, substantially In, testimony whereof I affix my signaturein,

presence of two witnesses. l

WILSON-ELLA PALMER lllcATlIS'lER. 'itnesses:

J. M (nouwnnn Lucv M.v ltonmson.

The studs or pins 1) are provided slits G for the pur- 75 I use forcutting the thread by drawing it giving it a slight down-

